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Tech Xplore / Meta chief pushes back on AI slowdown calls

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology's risks.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / EU to ban social media for those under 13, curb access until age 15

The European Union will ban children under 13 from social media and allow only limited, supervised access until age 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / US Senate crypto bill collapses amid partisan deadlock

A push for landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation collapsed on Tuesday after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to bridge months-old differences over ethics, banking and how the fast-growing industry should be ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study finds AI scribes save doctors' time and may ease administrative burden

Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes can reduce the time physicians spend documenting patient visits by 69.1% during simulated primary care appointments, according to research led by University of Toronto Ph.D. student LaShawn ...

13 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Pickle-flavored tart? AI inspires Japan's convenience stores

Fears that advanced artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity have dominated global headlines, but in Japan, the technology is being used for a sweeter purpose—developing never-before-seen convenience store desserts.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Study finds violence affects millions across US with links to health, economic hardship

A new national study reveals the widespread reach of violence across the United States, finding that more than half of U.S. adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half have experienced sexual violence in their ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise

Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital, Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field of solar panels.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / A new mechanism for reading extra-long genes in neurons

Neurons in humans and other mammals express many exceptionally long genes, ranging from more than 100 kbp to more than 2 Mbp, that are important for forming synapses and neural circuits. In general, genetic information is ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation improves cognitive outcomes in small cell lung cancer

In the SWOG S1827 MAVERICK Phase III randomized trial, patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who underwent regular brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) had significantly better cognitive ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Study explores new photonics advance: Topology imprinting in nonlinear metasurfaces

Light is traditionally described by properties such as wavelength, amplitude, phase and polarization. Advances in optics have shown that light can also be shaped into complex spatial patterns known as structured light, enabling ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Early cranial radiotherapy may improve outcomes for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and limited brain metastases

Early cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) administered with first-line osimertinib was associated with improved intracranial control and survival outcomes in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...

22 hours ago